01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 May 1987
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02050251
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £2,129
- Latest expenditure
- £1,659
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Ballakane, Old Hall Lane, Puddington, Neston, CH64 5SP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.chestermysteryplays.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The principal activity is the performance of the Chester Mystery Plays. This is usually on a five year cycle. The plays were last performed in 2008
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,129
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,659
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £300,026
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £328,088
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £31,904
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £34,018
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £32,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,275
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £6,992
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,310
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £300,026
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £328,088
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 350
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £31,904
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £34,018
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £32,016
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,275
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Flintshire
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wirral
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHESTER MYSTERY PLAYS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1987-05-01T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 27 AUGUST 1986 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 APRIL 1987.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE CHESTET MYSTER PLAYS IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND TO PROMOTE, FOSTER, IMPROVE AND ENCOURAGE THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SINGING, DRAMA, MIME, DANCE AND THE ARTS CO-RELATED THEREWITH RESPECTIVELY PROVIDED THAT THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF CHARITIABLE NATURE ONLY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM).
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries